Is a needle to lose 10 pounds "weight loss needle" reliable?

  "If you don't lose weight in June, you will be sad in July." At this time of year, weight loss will become a hot topic again.

Recently, the reporter noticed that a "weight loss needle" has quietly become popular on the Internet, and many netizens have shared their experiences of successfully losing weight without exercising, which is very exciting.

What is the weight loss needle that is regarded as an "artifact"?

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  Yangzi Evening News/Ziniu News trainee reporter Lv Yanlin

  "Slimming needles" are popular and many people are eager to try

  The first time Xu Ting (pseudonym) heard about the so-called "weight loss injection" was on an online sharing platform. , She weighed 90kg and was moved.

Recently, she went to the endocrinology department of three hospitals in Nanjing and asked if she had semaglutide injection. After the examination, the doctor found that she had obesity-related complications such as type 2 diabetes and fatty liver, and there was no contraindication to the use of the drug. After giving the corresponding diet and exercise guidance, the doctor prescribed this medicine to her.

  The reporter found in the relevant notes released by a large number of netizens on the online platform that a considerable number of "weight loss needles" injectors are actually not fat.

For example: if the height is 160cm and the weight is 55kg, then the BMI is 21.5kg/m2, which belongs to the normal range and is not suitable for the use of this drug.

  Hypoglycemic drugs are praised as "weight loss artifact"

  Feng Wenhuan, chief physician of the Endocrinology Department of Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, told reporters that there are two main types of so-called "weight loss injections", one is the daily preparation liraglutide and the other is the weekly preparation semaglutide, both of which are used for type 2 diabetes. Hypoglycemic drugs for patients, due to their weight loss effect, are generally used in patients without diabetes without hypoglycemia. They have been approved for obesity weight loss treatment in some foreign countries, but these two drugs are currently available in China. There are no indications for obesity use.

Because semaglutide is more convenient to inject once a week, it is now out of the circle. Clinical research on obesity use has been carried out in China, and it may be approved for obesity weight loss treatment in the future.

  "We can lose weight mainly because these drugs can suppress appetite." Director Feng Wenhuan said bluntly, "At the same time, these hypoglycemic drugs slow down gastrointestinal motility and also have a certain therapeutic effect on fatty liver."

  In other words, the popular "diet injection" is actually a hypoglycemic drug for type 2 diabetes.

According to public information, the common adverse reactions of semaglutide are gastrointestinal reactions, including satiety, anorexia, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, constipation, etc. These are basically mentioned in the notes shared by netizens.

  Blind injection without medical attention is not advisable

  Semaglutide is a prescription drug and must be purchased and used with a prescription.

Liu Hao, deputy chief physician of the Endocrinology Department of Nanjing First Hospital, said in an interview with reporters that these two drugs can only be used after being evaluated by a doctor, and he does not agree with everyone buying and using them online.

"Before prescribing the drug, we will strictly evaluate the patient's indicators. In addition to BMI, we will also evaluate the patient's fat distribution."

  Whether it is liraglutide or semaglutide, it is obviously inappropriate to simply understand it as a "weight loss needle".

"Strict evaluation is required before injecting the above-mentioned drugs. For example, we need to exclude obesity caused by secondary factors, and evaluate and treat concurrent obesity-related complications. For example, patients with high blood pressure will be prescribed antihypertensive drugs at the same time. In addition, it is necessary to The possibility of medullary thyroid cancer is ruled out.” Director Feng Wenhuan told reporters that the drug may increase the risk of gallstones, and at the same time, before gastrointestinal endoscopy, it is necessary to stop for a period of time to avoid food residues in the stomach after drug use. affect gastrointestinal endoscopy.

  In fact, it is unrealistic to expect a "weight loss shot" to lose weight in one step.

"The greater the hope, the greater the disappointment." Director Feng Wenhuan said frankly that he did not pay attention to changing the bad life of overeating, overeating, laziness, and sedentary. Through the "hypoglycemic drug injection to lose weight" alone, the weight is very easy to rebound.